Angie’s List might have Monday, March 30, marked on its calendar…because that’s when Amazon.com officially becomes a direct competitor. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe...
Social networking and fashion seem to pair together nicely. Roposo, an online platform and social networking service for fashion products, has just emerged from its first round of funding, and the startup is likely pleased at the result. Get the Full Story Complete the form...
The on-demand economy is getting bigger every day with big players – like Amazon and Google – squaring off against startups trying to be the next Uber. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...
A month after Apple Pay launched, MasterCard CEO Ajay Banga was quick to remind analysts in the company’s third-quarter earnings call that Apple Pay wasn’t the only player innovating the mobile payments space. Now, six months after Apple Pay’s launch in an recent interview, Banga offered some...
Forter, which pegs itself as the consumer-centric fraud prevention solution, announced yesterday (March 26) the launch of a new product aimed at developing an omnichannel fraud prevention platform. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...
On-demand delivery has become big business as consumers express a growing willingness to shell out cash for convenience. One startup, Magic, is taking that convenience to new levels through its SMS-based service, and reports say venture capitalist Sequoia is betting big on its business model....
Take 164 people split up into 29 teams, and add in 34.5 gallons of soda, 25.8 gallons of Red Bull, 173 rounds of Nerf gun ammo throughout 24 hours of intense developer activity. What do you get? The components of MasterCard’s Masters of Code, Hong...
Bitcoin itself was an innovation in the payments ecosystem — even if some doubt whether it is, in fact, a good one. But despite the negative rhetoric, there’s still plenty of companies trying to show the value behind bitcoin and demonstrate how the digital currency...
Apple Pay has elevated mobile payments to a topic of conversation across financial institutions and credit unions, large and small. And many of those conversations relate to how these more “traditional” players get their foot in the mobile payments door. PYMNTS caught up with Melissa...
